Second Church Board News and Announcements

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Upcoming & Recent Meetings

Next Regular Central Board Meeting: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 6:30 pm. 
  • See below right for agenda and documents when available
 

Links to Documents for 2022 Annual Meeting, May 22, 2022
COVID-19 Updates
Our Reopening Team met recently and recommended to the Central Board that we wait to resume in-person worship until Sunday, February 20, 2022, at the earliest, assuming Covid conditions continue to improve.  Factors which were considered in this decision include: 
  • Essex County continues to be in the “extremely high risk” category.
  • Positivity rates continue to be about 10%.
  • Beverly Hospital is currently at 97% capacity as are other local hospitals.
  • Currently Melrose Hospital is closest hospital with more beds available.
The Central Board then voted on the recommendation with a majority approving the recommendation. The staff will continue to use their discretion for filming services from the Sanctuary.  
  • See our Facebook page for current information. Past worship services are being shown four times a week on BevCam, our local access cable TV station in Beverly.
  • ​​​We have posted some information on COVID-19  here.
 - Next​Board Meetings - how to attend
Note that the normal meeting time is now 6:30-8:30. We will be meeting via Zoom for the foreseeable future. If you are a non-board member who would like to attend, we will be glad to send you the link by email. We cannot post it publicly on the website since public Zoom meetings are sometimes crashed. Please contact Dale Earl at drearl@comcast.net. 
Meetings are normally scheduled monthly on third Tuesdays. The next regular meeting:
  • May 17, 2022 at 6:30 pm in-person & via zoom if needed
Board-Related Documents
Documents are posted as they become available. The complete agenda and a full complement of supporting documents may not be posted until two days before the date of an upcoming meeting though we will try to post as soon as possible.

​Information about Past Meetings
For information about past meetings, click here.
​Goals for 2020 (PowerPoint presentation from Sunday January 19)
The presentation made during Worship on January 19 can be viewed HERE.
Bylaws as Amended on February 16, 2020
The current bylaws as amended on February 16, 2020, are available here.
All other material about developing the bylaws can be find at the "Bylaw Portal" under "Resources"
​About this website
This website is designed for in-house use by the Central Board and Congregation of Second Congregational Church of Beverly, MA, whose main website is here. 
Note: to keep this site free, we are limited to listing 5 events on the calendar below.
Agenda for Next Regular Meeting, in-person & via Zoom, Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 6:30 pm 

DRAFT AGENDA ​- 
  • Opening prayer
  • Approve Central Board minutes from 4/19/22 regular meeting
  • Updates from Rev. Lisa
  • General Discussion/Major Topics
    • Bylaw amendments – any needed prep prior to vote at Annual Meeting
    • Transitional Process – next steps after Transitional Chat of 5/15
    • Technology Team – update
    • Annual Meeting – final planning for May 22 meeting; results of Central Board election; candidates for church officers; other agenda items
    • Finance Team – update
    • Volunteers for coffee hour format
    • June 5th Celebration/Reception for Nancy and Charles
  • Other Ongoing Updates as needed (CB Liaisons – please email any reports to all)
  • Other business or announcements
 
  • Next Regular Meeting – 6/21/22 at 6:30 pm
 

​​DOCUMENTS DISTRIBUTED TO CENTRAL BOARD IN ADVANCE:

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